Ninja Commando is a vertically scrolling action game released by ADK in 1992. Players choose from among three ninjas - Joe, descended from the Koga ninja; Rayar, a woman who has learned the ways of the Iga ninja; and Ryu, descendant of the famous ninja Fuma Kotaro - as they pursue the merchant of death known as Spider, who plans to use a time machine to bring havoc to the world. The battle spans seven time periods, including the Stone Age, the Egyptian era and the Japanese Civil War era. Read More »

Each hero features a variety of attack options in addition to their own normal attacks, including a deadly attack that inflicts damage upon all enemies on the screen, special ninja-arts attacks performed by inputting specific commands, and a powerful attack unleashed by taking on the “shape of the beast” when three scrolls have been collected. The game also supports two-player cooperative play, so you’re welcome to bring a friend and enjoy taking on the evil Spider together.

Review

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 by Corbie Dillard

Ninja Commando is often confused for Ninja Combat or even its sequel, but in fact, it's neither. Ninja Commando is basically an overheard run 'n gun game that feels a lot like the arcade classic Ikari Warriors at times, although it doesn't quite have the..

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EU VC Releases - 11th July - Neo Geo Duo (11th Jul 08)

User Comments

1. KeeperBvK 09 May 2008, 17:35 GMT

Wow, this actually reminds me of Guwange. Sweet!
But on the other hand...Alpha Denshi isn't that great...so I'll wait for the review.

2. Jon 31 May 2008, 08:20 GMT

I want this, now!

3. DEMON212 06 Jun 2008, 14:31 GMT

From this description, it sounds like a pretty cool game.

4. theberrage 11 Jul 2008, 00:53 GMT

this looks cool

5. FalloutBR 11 Jul 2008, 00:56 GMT

Looks pretty cool, I just wonder if it's 900 Wii Points cool... I mean, there are so many great action/shooter games to download for less on the VC right now, that, even if this game comes to the US VC, I wouldn't bother to download it. But, not a bad game from the looks of it!

6. DEMON212 11 Jul 2008, 01:35 GMT

Really liking it.

7. ballkirby1 11 Jul 2008, 01:43 GMT

Shoot em up + Ninjas = Frekin' sweet

8. Corbie 11 Jul 2008, 07:09 GMT

This is one of those Neo Geo games that I haven't played in a long time and dug it out of the closet to review it tonight and it all came back to me just how much fun it was. I can't believe I haven't played it in such a long time. If you like overhead run 'n gun games, you'll love this one.

9. Tony 11 Jul 2008, 10:26 GMT

It would be nice if SNK would put out Guerilla War and POW for the NES. Its also a shame that Capcom's Mercs has been rated a while but has yet to make its VC debut.

10. Ricardo91 11 Jul 2008, 22:06 GMT

I hope we see this in NA soon. It looks awesome. Also it looks like Ikari Warriors, a game way before my time that I always wanted to play.

Edit: I'd probably have to get this too, since the NES version of IW was brought to us by the much-beloved Tengen.

11. Corbie 12 Jul 2008, 22:58 GMT

Don't wait, check this one out. It's a blast to play. I should know, ever since I dug the MVS cart out to play on my arcade cabinet for the review, I've been playing it off and on since.

12. Link79 14 Jul 2008, 14:08 GMT

Looks somewhat interesting. Not sure if I want this one though.

13. Ian Daemon 14 Jul 2008, 15:09 GMT

We need Ikari Warriors!

14. jones2929 15 Jul 2008, 02:31 GMT

Just got home and downloaded this one. Really fun to play. The bad translation is also a plus!

15. Ricardo91 15 Jul 2008, 02:39 GMT

Yeah! the translation's great! "Time has been reversed with Spider's plans. Go investigate and ruin his plans light now!" Ha! I also get a kick out of the in-game voices. "Habu-shiken!"

Edit: Going further through the game, I found another amusing quote: "He's coming out. I'm excited!" I'll never get tired of that one!